ἀνακάθαρσις

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A clearing away, of rubbish, Plb.5.100.6; λίθων Ph.Bel.100.41; cleaning, of sewers, D.H 3.67; of streets, etc., OGI483.51 (Pergam.); of ground for foundations, SIG2587.19.    2 Medic., cleansing, Gal.8.327.    3 end of an eclipse, opp. ἔμπτωσις, Heph.Astr.1.21.    II clearing up an obscure passage, explanation, Suid.